Resilient tire for vehicle-wheels.



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WILLIAM EDWARD OARMON'I, or KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES, ENGLANDI RESILIENT TIRE- FdR VEHlCL E-WHEELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 708,864, dated September 9, 1902.

Application filed March 10,

To a, whom, it mayconcerma Be it known that I, WILLIAM EDWARD CAR- MONT, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Helmsdale, Kingston-upon- Thames, Surrey, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Resilient Tires for Wheels of Road-Vehicles, of which the following is a specification. I 4

The object of my invention isimprovements connected with resilient tires for wheels of road vehicles, whereby such Wheels are noise-- less in motion, have greater wear, and the tires can be made of size and strength to suit all classes of vehicles.

My invention will be more particularly understood from the following description, aided by the accompanying drawings, in which- I Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a seg ment of a tire formed with boxes and with holes for connection to the rim. Fig. 2 is a section of a box through the line a a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section of the hole-connection portion through I) b of Fig. 1. Fig. 4isan under plan of the segment shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section of a segment rim and felly with an india-rubber cushion in place. Fig. 6 is a sectional plan of same. Fig. 7 is a section of a segment rim and" felly with a helical spring in place. Fig. 8 is a sectional plan of same. Fig. 9 is a section of a segment in which the boxes are formed side by side. Fig. 10 is a section with two separate segments placed side by side to form the tires. Fig. 11 is a section of a segment rim and felly through the bolt-holes. Fig. 12 is a sectional elevationof a segment, showing the arrangement of boxes when the segments are employed for a double tire and placed together alternately, as at Fig. 13. Figs. 14 and 15 are elevations and edge view of a complete wheel with the segment arranged in a single circle. Figs. 16 and 17 are elevation and edge view of a complete wheel with the segment arranged in a double circle.

For the purpose of my invention I employ the usual channeled rim 1 around the ordinary folly? of a wheel, and in this rim 1 I fix segments 3, having boxes 4, containing springs 1962. SerialNo.97,546. (NomodeL) ranged in pairs across the rim, as at Figs. 10,

12,13,163, and 17, so as to produce a wide tread, the segments 3 being keptin place and prevented creeping by the above means. The boxes or segments may have metal plates applied to form the Wearing-surface of the tire, such plates being removable at will. When a single circle of segments are employed, I prefer that the holes 5 be arranged in the web between each two end boxes and that there be four boxes between each hole, so that there will be two bolts 6 for each segment; but where a double circle be employed, as at Figs. 16 and 17, I prefer that there be a box on each side of the hole 5, so that there be four holes in 1. In combination,a rim of a Wheel provided with a peripheral channel, a plurality of segments mounted in said channel and each formed with a plurality of interiorly-arranged boxes, each of the segments further provided with openings, cushions arranged in each of the boxes of the segments, and means extend;

ing through the walls of the channel and through the openings of the segments for securing the latter to the rim.

2. The combination with the rim of-awheel.

provided with a peripheral channel, of a plurality of segments mounted in said channel and each formed. with a plurality of interiorlyarranged boxes, each of the segments further provided with openings, rubber and spring my hand in presence of two subscribing Witoushions suitably mounted and arranged in nesses. the boxes of the segments, and means extending through the Walls of the channel and 5 through the openings of the segments for se- Witnesses:

curing the latter to the rim. PERCY E. MATTOCKS,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set HUGH HUGHES.

WILLIAM EDWARD GARMON'J. 

